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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)

Victoria Aveyard

Start date: March 1, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

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MARCH | Red Queen

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Feb 06, 2015 Sheema rated it it was ok

upon consideration/reflection, I've found that this book is definitely not a 5 star book. While the plot and characters were super engaging, it was COMPLETELY predictable. The 'plot twist' was something I had figured out like from the first few chapters and a lot of the character's were not developed nearly enough. This also felt like a mash-up of a lot of other YA books I have previously read.

It was, however, still a very fun and enjoyable read but not anything memorable or mind blowing. I like ...more

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Dec 30, 2015 Ashley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Really enjoyed this book. Yes, it is very similar plot wise to that of a lot of other ya books. We have seen the corrupt government and the girl with powers that make her "special" many times, but regardless I still was very invested in this story and I found the characters to be interesting and the world to be exciting. The theme, "anyone can betray anyone" is very prevalent in this book and it adds a lot of mystery/suspense that puts you on edge and makes you wonder who you can trust. Very goo ...more

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Nov 06, 2016 Arthur Sperry rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A very worthy entry in the dystopian world genre. Nicely creative and hard to predict. I look forward to reading the next book.

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Jan 20, 2015 Christina Morden (ClaryNathanWill) rated it it was amazing

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This was an amazing thrill ride. Definitely a new favourite! I loved Mare and Cal! I loved the red blood vs silver blood. I loved the rigid monarchy and rulers! I loved the powers people possessed! I loved the rebellion!

One more thing on Mare. I found her strangely relatable. I haven't felt like that in a while. So I kinda love her a lot now. ...more

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Feb 01, 2015 Hannah Swan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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kajbvkasbaiwbtakbsdtkjbat. Currently struggling to find words for that ending.

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This is all going to be a jumbled incoherent ranting mess because I was absolutely not expec ...more

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